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J.D. Salinger's first and only novel, Catcher in the Rye, centers around a relatable yet at times dislikable sixteen-year old boy grasping with impending adulthood after flunking out of prep school. Holden Caufield struggles with a nostalgic attachment to the innocence and purity of childhood, while at the same time adopting more mature behaviours in order to be acknowledged in a society that only recognizes the validity of adults. Holden Caufield, at first glance, appears to be a foul-mouthed

The Catcher in the Rye is a coming-of age novel by J.D. Salinger published in 1945. This was near the beginning of the era teen culture. The novel addressed this with a teenage protagonist. The purpose of this novel was to entertain and inform the intended audience of teenagers. This is achieved by using themes and events, irony, motifs, metaphors, moral messages and symbolism that are all relevant to the audience. The Catcher in the Rye’s main theme is the protection of innocence, which helps develop

For my book of choice, I decided to read the book The Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger. This story was published on July 16, 1951, by “Little, Brown and Company”. The reason I chose this book was because of the controversy surrounding the book. Numerous shootings, assassination attempts, as well as the assassination of John Lennon have been tied to Salinger’s book. This book is intriguing but I felt that there was not much of a plot. The story focuses on Holden Caufield, an underachieving

The Catcher in the Rye is for sure a novel that addresses a variety of distinct themes, which may vary from common issues as loneliness, drugs and alcoholism, to topics as friendship, betrayal and religion. When reading the book, I was attracted by the theme of time and change, and what was Holden’s perspective regarding those topics. In addition, I was constantly intrigued by how the book demonstrated that, depending on the period, the ideology of the society changes. Thus, when writing my screenplay

the attention of others” by any means necessary stemming from the abuse of his early childhood abuse, by his father and through watching the victimization of his mother and siblings. Robeys opinion was shared by the Middle sex District Attorney John J. Droney and by George W. Harrison Salvos former fellow inmate Harrison claimed to have over heard another convict coaching

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever your felt like it.” (pg 25) J.D. Salinger writes in his book, “The Catcher in the Rye”. However, what makes this quote so interesting in this novel is that, for many people over the past 60 years, J.D. Salinger is that author to them when they read his novel. To everyone who has read the book; the main character

The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield the main character in J.D. Salingers book The Catcher in the Rye is a very sophisticated character due to his conflicting viewpoints throughout the book. Holden is very different compared to the average Joe, Holden has made it a point in his life to be different and tends to disagree with almost everything taking place in society. This is seen throughout the book with almost every one of Holden's thoughts and actions. One could say Holden is an immature 17

Cody Goyer MWF 10:30-11:20 9/6/15 Freakonomics Essay #1 Due Date: 9/9/15 The first chapter in Freakonomics is a long comparison between two types of people you would probably never think to group together, or have anything to do with each other: Sumo wrestlers and school teachers. The main basis of the comparison is the concept of incentives, and how both parties cheat because of the incentives that they have. There are three basic forms of incentives. The first is economic, the second is social

The transition between childhood to adulthood is often difficult for people. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger’s protagonist, Holden, struggles with this transition because he saw this natural growth as the movement from innocence into corruptness. In the book The Catcher in the Rye, Holden was expelled from Pencey after failing most of his classes and decides to travel to New York. Holden calls everything he does not like “phony” and does not agree with change. The Catcher in the Rye

In Disgrace, two instances of sexual assault occur, albeit the outcomes of these assaults could not contrast more. After the first, the novel’s protagonist, David Lurie, finds himself in the middle of a well-publicized scandal due to his unconventional relations with a student; after the second, Lurie is indirectly affected by the rape, as it is his daughter, Lucy, who is the victim of the despicable crime, and never receives justice. Lurie was not ashamed of his actions previous to his daughter’s